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50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp

… Image 50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp The process—and celebration—of a commemorative … Following are excerpts of that process gleaned from past newsletters. [Scroll down to read what was entered into the … to hear Regional Postmaster General Clarence B. Gels speak about Willa Cather. Also in the audience were relatives of …
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Guided Seasonal Tour

… to hold services. A special whistle alerted worshipers of Mass when the priest was aboard the train. J.L. Miner House …
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Cather Sesquicentennial

… the 100th anniversary of her Pulitzer Prize for  One of Ours , as well as publication centenaries of  A Lost Lady … matching funds provided by the  Willa Cather Foundation’s  Campaign for the Future .  Book clubs and teachers around the country are …
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Visit Red Cloud This Holiday & Winter Season!

… You can, too—in any season or time of year, whether for the first time or on a return trip. We offer a variety of guided … classic novel My Ántonia , published in 1918, was among the fifty titles selected by the National Endowment for the Arts …
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NEA Big Read: My Ántonia

… Offered to Communities and Organizations September 4, 2024 Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles selected by … Cather Center leadership Place-based and online creative writing workshops Traveling exhibits related to the novel …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Dedication & Ribbon-Cutting

… Image The Willa Cather Childhood Home in her restored glory (April 2024) … Home Rededication and Ribbon Cutting! Willa Cather Foundation leadership, project partners and supporters, … Olsen, Director of Education & Engagement View the image gallery below—and download designs of our souvenir program, …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens A National Historic … Cather Center in 2017,  stated, “Through Willa Cather’s writing, we have a better understanding of one of the most …
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The Potter Family

… Potter The last of the week S. N. Potter received the sad news of the death of his brother Charles R. Potter, who had …
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Willa Cather Biography

… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is … Lewis. "The United States knows Nebraska because of Willa Cather's books." Image George Marsden, for … she is doing. Above all else, she is self conscious" (187). Writing this concluding assessment in the late-1980s, Skaggs …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway Set to Reopen in … to Benefit Ongoing Preservation Efforts! Donate Now The Willa Cather Childhood Home is a national treasure, one of … rented the home through 1904. Many of Cather’s best known writings depict life in Red Cloud and Webster County during …
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